White Mountain News

Backpacker Magazine May 2008 No, not the famously wind-whipped peaks in New Hampshire.

' Environmental groups are taking issue with a recent report from the Bush administration that says much of the oil and natural gas beneath federal lands in Alaska is off-limits to development.

“When we were kids, we played in the dirt until we were 10”

For Steve Curtis, artist-in-residence at Cottonwood Creek Elementary School, teaching students to manipulate digital art isn't just about pixels and shadows. via Anchorage Daily News

Location: 406 Bering Street - Nome, Alaska. Kitty corner to Anvil City Square. Hours: Monday thru Thursday 7 a.m. - 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. Sunday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Airport Pizza has been ... via BellaOnline

“It's a very structured environment. Kids are told when to eat. When not to eat. When to sleep. When not to sleep. It's a huge lifestyle change for a lot of them”

MT. EDGECUMBE: Recent grads give state-run facility high marks. Published: April 4th, 2008 12:14 AM Last Modified: April 4th, 2008 12:34 AM Mt. via Anchorage Daily News

“My brother wants me to walk it with him in 2010”

In the end, the pain was too much for Fairbanks cyclist Rocky Reifenstuhl to handle, so he did something he has never done before - ' he scratched from a race. via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Published: March 12th, 2008 05:30 AM Last Modified: March 12th, 2008 05:33 AM A 4-year-old dog in the team of veteran Kotzebue musher Ed Iten died Tuesday between Elim and White Mountain, according to the ... via Anchorage Daily News

Defending champion Lance Mackey is the first musher to reach the checkpoint at White Mountain, 77 miles from the end in Nome. via KTVA Anchorage

“Don't worry, I've done this before. Look for some small saplings to put down in.”

Outdoor Editor recalls scary plane flight in Alaska wildnerness I was going though some old picture files recently - color slides that I took while in Alaska . via SavannahNow

Five missing snowmachiners were rescued in two separate pickups Monday by the Alaska Army National Guard, which was summoned to assist in back-to-back search and rescue missions. via Anchorage Daily News

“We've been pretty clean so far”

Even with a 44-minute lead over their closest rivals, Todd Minnick and Nick Olstad weren't breathing easy when when they reached the halfway point in the Tesoro Iron Dog Snowmachine Race on Tuesday. via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Storyteller Marty Basch draws upon his personal adventures for an evening of enchanting tales at the Corner House Inn's Storytelling Dinner on Thursday, Dec. via Conway Daily Sun

“Dancedevil' picked up the pace again, a tuneful and appealing dance. In her introduction to the segment, Harbach noted that it was inspired by the high desert and wheat fields o f Washington State. The last major selection of the evening, "Abigail!”

Issue date: 10/29/07 Section: Arts and Entertainment UM-St. Louis music professor and composer Barbara Harbach paid tribute to pioneer women in an Oct. via The Current